Operators

Caribtours appoints Elaine Jones to newly created UK trade sales manager role

Based in the north-west, Jones will help Caribtours develop new business coming from British luxury agents

Travel ‘on the brink of its most transformative era yet’ – WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is projecting a record-breaking year for the travel and tourism sector

Intrepid Travel introduces female-led tours of Saudi Arabia

Tours will start in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and wind up in Jeddah and will be female-only

Caroline Burroughs returns to travel with Not in the Guidebooks

Experience specialist names former Wendy Wu Tours trade support manager Burroughs its new trade sales development manager

Premier Holidays names Nicky Bird as new southern BDM

Nicky Bird, who joins from Red Sea Holidays, has replaced Karen Milward at the Cambridgeshire-based operator

Globus restructures and expands trade team to give agents more support

New key account manager Jayne Lambert will support agents selling Globus’ touring brands, while Kelly Calver will work with river cruise-selling agents to boost Avalon Waterways sales

Brand USA reveals new president and chief executive

NYC Tourism + Conventions chief Fred Dixon to take up top role at Brand USA

UK's largest OTA adds more than one million seats to its Atol

Loveholidays has cemented its position as the UK’s biggest OTA and third-largest Atol-holder with a big leap in licensed capacity added during the spring renewal period

Why Sri Lanka is the next big safari destination agents need to know about

Safari specialist Mahlatini is branching out with the launch of its first product outside Africa, featuring 18 itineraries in Sri Lanka

Spring Atol renewals indicate ‘growing demand for packages’ – CAA

CAA says the March round of Atol renewals indicates healthy demand for package travel

Tui expands summer 2025 programme to more than 10 million seats

Operator adds 345,000 seats for summer 2025 and will base an extra aircraft in Exeter

EasyJet relaunches Alicante route from Newcastle airport

Twice-weekly service took off on Tuesday (2 April) and will operate through to the end of October on Tuesdays and Saturdays

Agents to hike Inca Trail in support of cancer survivor colleague

A band of Not Just Travel consultants will walk the 25-mile Inca Trail to Machu Picchu later this year in support of cancer charity The Pink Ribbon Foundation

Jet2 confirms resort flight check-in, flight deck and cabin crew redundancies

Consultations with affected employees under way following the airline and operator’s review of its operations in Spain

Classic Collection to be consolidated into ‘single’ B2B sales brand

It comes after Classic Collection chief executive Andy Freeth and product and commercial director Alex Gavalda left the company earlier this month

Silversea to offer expedition sailings from UK and Ireland next year

The ultra-luxury cruise line’s Silver Wind will depart from ports in the UK and Ireland in summer 2025

Jet2 to up capacity at new Liverpool base by more than a quarter next year

Jet2 will operate flights to 20 European destinations this summer, and expects to increase capacity at Liverpool by 28% next year

Riviera Travel names Suzanne Warren its new key account manager

Warren will support travel agents in the river cruise specialist and operator’s southeast region and will report into head of trade and partnerships, Vicky Billing

Agent to start selling Jet2 after operator halts marine park sales

Travel Counsellor Marie Rowe told TTG she had long wanted to sell Jet2 products but its decision to sell marine parks with captive cetaceans had prevented her from promoting the airline and operator to customers

Sandals opens 'dream' Saint Vincent and the Grenadines resort

The 50-acre resort features 301 rooms and suits, 11 dining concepts and five bars

Tui left isolated on marine parks stance by rivals Jet2 and easyJet

Europe’s largest operator is coming under growing pressure to take a firmer stance on the animal attractions it sells after shifts in policy by its two main rival operator brands

Riviera Travel's 'huge' trade push leads to new key account manager hire

Riviera Travel is poised to expand its trade sales team again as part of a “huge push” to widen distribution in the coming months

Royal Caribbean to host 400 new-to-brand agents at 2024 Seminar at Sea

400 new-to-brand agents from Royal’s EMEA region will join the line fora four-night stay onboard Oasis of the Seas in May

'Bumper' late season snow boosts ski sector ahead of Easter

Sector enjoys strong last-minute demand for high-altitude European resorts